Kevin Hayes was born on May 8, 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts. The product of the Boston College Eagles was draft in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

During his time in Boston College, he helped the team win a National Championship in 2012. After his four years were up in the NCAA, Hayes became an unrestricted free agent as the Blackhawks were not able to come to an agreement with him.

As an unrestricted free agent, he signed an NHL entry level contract with the New York Rangers on August 20, 2014. Hayes would make the Rangers roster for the 2014-15 season and made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014 in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. In his rookie year, Hayes posted 17 goals and 45 points over 79 games.

In the 2017-18 season, Hayes would establish a new career-high in goals with 25. He also added 19 assists for 44 points. As a pending free agent the following season and with the Rangers sitting outside of the playoffs, Hayes was among the top targets at the NHL trade deadline. On February 25, 2019, Hayes was sent to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Brendan Lemieux and a pair of draft picks.

On the international stage, Hayes has represented the United States once during a sixth place finish at the 2014 World Championship.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2007-08

Noble and Greenough School

High-MA

29

8

5

13

2

2008-09

Noble and Greenough School

High-MA

23

28

27

55

15

2009-10

Cape Cod Whalers

Minor-MA

25

21

30

51

2009-10

Noble and Greenough School

High-MA

29

25

44

69

8

2009-10

USA Hockey National Team Dev Program

U-18

2

2

0

2

0

2010-11

Boston College Eagles

H-East

31

4

10

14

8

2011-12

Boston College Eagles

H-East

44

7

21

28

10

2012-13

Boston College Eagles

H-East

27

6

19

25

14

2013-14

Boston College Eagles

H-East

40

27

38

65

16

2013-14

United States

WC-A

7

1

1

2

0

-2

2014-15

New York Rangers

NHL

79

17

28

45

22

+15

19

2

5

7

2

2015-16

New York Rangers

NHL

79

14

22

36

30

+4

3

0

0

0

4

2016-17

New York Rangers

NHL

76

17

32

49

18

+10

12

0

3

3

4

2016-17

United States

WC-A

3

2

2

4

4

+4

2017-18

New York Rangers

NHL

76

25

19

44

18

+1

NHL Totals

310

73

101

174

88

Hockey East First All-Star Team (2014) NCAA East First All-American Team (2014)